 Mocci Demartis sent us some pictures of his Rosengart and added a brief history. Rosengart started as multinational marque from three nations of equal merit: Germany, England and France, with Germany as Lucien Rosengart's native country (UPDATE: it's not - see comment below). But the engineer had worked for Citroen and Peugeot, too, and had tried to persuade the managements of these companies to construct small and economical cars. But it was to no avail. Nobody listened to him in France, until another manager (of Austin) came across. Austin of England was not in the healthiest of states at the time and did pay attention to the suggestion of Rosengart to create a small car. Although with a trace of skepticism they built the first small car: the Austin Seven. After that first example production increased, until the difficulty to cope with demand... Therefore Rosengart asked and obtained the licence to construct the same car in France, now named Rosengart LR2 after his initials (Lucien Rosengart). He constructed a factory on the Boulevard de Dixmude in Paris, producing several models until 1950. After the War the factory had been absorbed by Citroen. Demartis'LR2, shown here, is a lovely coupé with two close seats and a third seat exposed at the rear, acting as a 'mother-in-law's seat or a humble boot. |
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Rosengart - the multinational car
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